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Amsonia xButterscotch® is a Midwestern selection that one-ups the standard with improved vigor, abundant blooms, and better disease resistance. Plant Amsonia xButterscotch in full sun to part shade. Its high-impact, low-maintenance nature is wonderful for dramatic drifts, sweeps, and infill, and it plays well with ornamental grasses. Hardy for Zones 4-9. Emerging in spring, "Blue Star" soon settles into its role as a bushy foliage plant, with finely divi

This North American native brings a light, graceful presence to gardens and containers, beautifully revealing a surprisingly resilient nature.  Pollinators and gardeners alike are drawn to Gaura’s delicate looking blooms, which appear in shades of red, pink, white and beguiling bicolor flowers from early summer through frost. Held on slender, wand like stems, the flowers magically float and sway with every passing breeze. Fine, lance shaped foliage provides a subtle bac

These chic varieties of this North American native species come from a selection program in the Netherlands. The results: Lots of large blooms Outstanding mildew resistance Attractive colors Compact plants Rich green foliageA bonus: All are attractive to a wide range of pollinators. Bee-You® Bee-Happy PP29080An abundance of brilliant vermillion red blooms.Bee-You® Bee-Lieve PP29078True pale pink blooms dance over compact foliage.Bee-You® 'Bee-Merry'Bright coral-pink petals surround a deep

A backbone of the sunny border, Gaillardia is loved worldwide for its array of bright, cheerful, daisy-like flowers.First-year flowering, the long-lasting blooms of Gaillardia, a.k.a. "Blanket flower" cluster in the warm end of the spectrum. These tough, drought-tolerant perennials are American native, and most varieties are hardy for Zones 3-10.Pictured above:Gaillardia a. SpinTop™ Orange Halo PP29205Intense orange petals with yellow tips that form a halo around the flower.Gaillardia a. SpinTop

Native perennial plants are all the rage, and the demand for water-wise, easy-care succulents shows no sign of letting up. Or maybe you're into flowering houseplants. These sizzling sales categories meet beautifully in the genus Lewisia. Like other American phenomena, Lewisia found fame overseas sooner than here at home. It is celebrated in Europe not just as a sturdy garden inhabitant, but also as a low-maintenance flowering house plant.Rosette-shaped flowers appear in spring through early sum